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band near the base being continued as a whitish blotch 

 on the hind-wings, frequents similar localities at the 

 same time, the two species being often on the wing- 

 together. The conspicuous-looking White Spot (E. 

 octomaculata), on the other hand, frequents open places 

 in woods, such places as have had the trees thinned 

 within the last two or three years. 



FAMILY VI. STENIAD^E. 



DTASEMIA LITERALIS. THE LETTERED 

 CHHSTA-MAJRK. 



(Plate XII., Fig. 3.) 



This pretty species is not common, it has occurred in 

 various localities in the south of England, most fre- 

 quently near Plymouth. 



The expansion of the wings is about f inch. The 

 fore-wings are brown, with some irregular white mark- 

 ings, which on the right wing have a tendency to form 

 the letters I N ; some of the veins are indicated by 

 ochreous dashes, which intersect the I and the first 

 portion of the N, but the last stroke of the N is very 

 distinct and quite uninterrupted ; the hind-wings are 

 grey, with two white bands, the second of which ceases 

 near the middle of the hind margin. 



The larva is still unknown to us. 



The perfect insect appears in July, and flies on dry 

 grassy slopes, just such places as are haunted by the 

 sun-loving Ennychidse. 



The closely allied Diasemia Jiamburialis is a very 

 scarce species in this country ; Mr. Boyd first met with 

 it in Cornwall, Mr. Verrall has since taken it near 

 Lewes. 



